Child&#39;s vehicle



Dec. 7 1926.

E. V. PEIRSON CHILDS VEHICLE Filed July 9 INVENTQR Erna; K Pen-.1011.

BY 5 a ATT6RNEY/S Patented Dec. 7, 19 26. f i

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;The present .invention relates to a cliild s vehicle; and aniobjec'tthereof is to improve the construction of "a vehicle wherebyftlie st'eeri'ngi'of the same from the? body'ofthe veh'icle m'ay be more readily accomplished.

To these and other ends, the invention consists of certain part'sand combinations of parts, all of which will be hereinafter described: the novel features being-pointed'out in he appended claims.

In the drawings: a V i Fig. 1 is a plan view of the vehicle;

- Fig. 2 isa transverse section through the.

vehicle; and j o J Fig. 3is a section on the line 3 5, Fig.2. Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates the bottom wall of the body; which has rising therefrom side walls 2, an

end wall 3 and front walla. .The front wall 4 is spaced from the forwardend of the bottom wall 1 and the end walls 2 project beyond the front wall, as shown in 2 A 'finishing piece ,5 .surmounts the front wall 1 and side walls 2 beyond the front'wall and is formedgwith a curved portion 6 Which provides an opening above that portion of the, bottom wall 1 front wall I 1 In the projecting portion of the bottom wall; 1. a'king-bolt 7 is mounted to turn.

projecting beyond the This kingbolt has ashoulder 8 cooperating with the upper surface of the bottom'and a bearing" portion extending from the shoulder in a downwarddirection. On this bearing portion the front axle frame 9 turns,

the axle frame being, in thisinstance, made of wood and supporting an. axle 10 on which the front wheels 11 are mounted to turn. brace 12 is secured at 1-3v to the'under side of the body 1 and has an opening at its for: ward end through which the king, bolt projects, the iorace being positioned in a pocket '14 formed on the underside of the axle frame V 9 above the axle 10. Projecting forwardly fand upwardly from the front wheels'is a substantially V-shaped frame 15 which is sup.-

' ported in a rigid position with reference to' I the axle frame 9 by .a'brace 16 secured at '17.

to the front end of the steering frame'fiand having its rear end surrounding the king.

' loolt-7v above the axle frame 9.

port for the disk IS- Which-hasan annular groove 19 formed therein,v the outer wall of The rearend of the braee'16'forms a supthe groove projecting beyond the upper surface of the disk and the groove forminga a. Serial qoiea ea' raceway. for annular series of balls 20.

'A flat annular "di'sk21' of a 'dia neter substane *tially equal'tothe diameter of the 'outerwall 'ofithe gro ve surround theki'ng bolt? and- 1gems.mascara JEe Y- i r The king-bolt is extended upwardly at 7 above the shoulde-r'8 and at its upper end carries a saddle 22;" This saddle forms a support for the, steering handle or bar- 23 -when the latter -,is swung to arear position.

The handle, in" this instance, has its forward end provided with two arms 24 which are pivoted at 25 to the outer sides ofthe V- 'shaped steeringframe 15 at the forward end ofthe. latter. Rear wheels 26 may support the rear end ofthe body inany suitable man ner.

A childs vehicle constructed in accordance with this invention has its steering king bolt .50 that lateral strain on thepivot tongue supported'fr'om an extension on the of the handle is reduced to .a minimum and, at the same time, the friction on the body which] usually occurs when no support is providedis eliminated The king bolt can turn as the handle swings. Thehandle engages. the king bolt in rear of the forward edge of the bottom of thebody. dueto the cutting awayof the front portion of the vehicle' and-in this' way the handle maybe thrown to the rear a greater distance.

novel strengthening means is provided for the front axle frame and a. novel bearing between the axle frame and the bodyis employed- The king bolt is braced atits lower iend's'o that the strainon' the upper end thereof. throughthe handle does not tend to laterally; J a

What I claim as to secure by Letters Patent is:

shiftt-he rotative position of the king bolt my invention and desire '1. A childs vehicle comprising a body having. a vertical front wall arranged in rear ofthe front edge of the bottom wall,

a front axle frameya king bolt extending through'and mounted to turn in the-bottom bottom of the saddle being scpositiened that V 7 projecting above and beloW the bottom, be-

the handle will whcn'resting in the saddle,

body and having a shoulder engaging the top surface of said bottom, eaid king bolt ing mounted to turn in the bottom andhaving a saddle above the shoulder and a bearing portion below the shoulder, a brace secured to the lower end of the bearing'por- 'tion of the'king boltvand the bottom of the body in rear of the kingbolt, an axle frame mounted to turn onthe king bolt between the bottom of the body and the brace, .steermg frame pro eet1ng forwardly from the front axle "frame, and a handle pivoted operate with the saddle atrthe upper end of the king bolt, the bottom of the saddle being so positioned that when the "handle rests thereon, itmay swing ithout engagement with the bottom or front Wall of th'e body.

V ERNEST V. PEIRSON.

to the forward portion of the steering frame end adapted to be swung rearwardly toco- CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION.

Patent No. 1,610,148, granted December '7, 1926.

to ERNEST v. PEIRSON.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the above mentioned patent requiring cerrection as follows: In the grant and in the heading to the printed specification, the residence of the patentee is erroneously given as Newark, New Jersey, whereas said residence should have been given as Newark, New York; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the reo 0rd of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 22nd day of February, A. D. 1927.

M. J. Moore, Seal. Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

